When farmers call themselves “producers” is it any wonder our kids struggle with their business skills?
Reading Time: 6 minutes There is a whole lot of doubting going on at Assiniboine Community College when Chad Bodnarchuk first addresses the students. Bodnarchuk volunteers as a mentor for the business plan project, a compulsory part of the college’s agribusiness diploma program. “I tell them it’s going to take hundreds of hours to complete their business plans,” he […] Read moreThe plan
Polycrops help dry wet soils
Reading Time: 4 minutes With both extremely wet and dry conditions happening in the same growing season, it is not a stretch to call 2011 a strange year in Manitoba, but it has helped prove the effectiveness of perennial and annual forage seed blends known as “polycrops” in dealing with extremes of weather. “One thing that became very clear […] Read more
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